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clinton left office, we are going over the fiscal cliff? >> i do not see a realistic way to solve this without a recognition -- let's see the positive side. it is encouraging to see the leadership recognize that we are going to have to generate a modest amount of additional revenues from high income -- that is a good recognition. we are just at the beginning. we will get people -- we will see how it goes. i agree, this is going to be tough. i know the lack of clarity and resolution is going to be a burden and a source of uncertainty. this is something we will have to go through. we will govern this country better, find a better way to support things that improve the long-term growth prospects, we have to find a way to resolve the divide on this question about the long-term. -- long-term fiscal trajectory of the country. that is worth trying to do. >> as you said and the president said, we have to both raise taxes and restrain spending. the proposal so far on medicare has been largely limited to the provider side. is the president going to l
clinton left office, we are going over the fiscal cliff? >> i do not see a realistic way to solve this without a recognition -- let's see the positive side. it is encouraging to see the leadership recognize that we are going to have to generate a modest amount of additional revenues from high income -- that is a good recognition. we are just at the beginning. we will get people -- we will see how it goes. i agree, this is going to be tough. i know the lack of clarity and resolution is...
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clinton was president when we created $23 million new jobs, when from deficit to surplus and created a whole bunch of millionaires to boot that is the right thing for america and, by the way the reason it is the right bank is because when a construction worker or a teacher or a receptionist, when they have got a little money in their pocket what do they do? they may be going out and buy that new car or buy that new appliance or go to a restaurant or heaven forbid they take a vacation once in awhile and said that means business as more customers, and they hire more workers. historically that is how our economy has grown not from the top down but from the middle up from the bottom up. when we. an opportunity for everybody who works hard to get ahead. this economy grows. that is the choice in this election and that is why i am running for a second term as president. [cheers and applause] now, that choice, you can see it in every issue between myself and mr. romney as when the automotive industry was on the collapse. governor romney said, "let's led detroit go bankrupt." i said with any
clinton was president when we created $23 million new jobs, when from deficit to surplus and created a whole bunch of millionaires to boot that is the right thing for america and, by the way the reason it is the right bank is because when a construction worker or a teacher or a receptionist, when they have got a little money in their pocket what do they do? they may be going out and buy that new car or buy that new appliance or go to a restaurant or heaven forbid they take a vacation once in...
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bill clinton had his best triumph during 1997 to 2000. of course he had a republican -- no, no, nafta -- trade liberalization is basically gone. it is to the president's own benefit, for his own legacy, if he tacks to the middle and results these big issues. it will disappoint his base, the republicans will disappoint their base pay but for his own legacy, it is better for him to tack to the center. >> when we see the income gaps showing up in the data, we have to look very closely at the education gaps. whether it is a federal issue or state issue or both, one can debate, but there is a serious crisis in terms of the outcome and disparity of educational attainment. i think another one is the tax code. going back to what you are asking earlier, are we going to have a fight over the progressivity of the tax code or reforming the tax code on a revenue-neutral basis? we like the code the way it is, we just want to make a progressive -- is there a way to blend those issues and have a code that is more efficient, more pro-growth? it might make
bill clinton had his best triumph during 1997 to 2000. of course he had a republican -- no, no, nafta -- trade liberalization is basically gone. it is to the president's own benefit, for his own legacy, if he tacks to the middle and results these big issues. it will disappoint his base, the republicans will disappoint their base pay but for his own legacy, it is better for him to tack to the center. >> when we see the income gaps showing up in the data, we have to look very closely at the...
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i got to practice them as speaker working with bill clinton. i want to suggest to you that when ronald reagan was president, we had to find a way to get votes for the house despite the fact that tip o'neill was speaker. when i was speaker, we had to find a way to get bill to sign despite the fact that bill clinton was president. i believe that we had a republican house, a republican senate, and a gingrich presidency, it would be amazing how much we could get done and how rapidly we could get it done. [applause] so, we will take to south carolina tonight and kickoff tomorrow morning a campaign for jobs and economic growth, a campaign for a balanced budget, a campaign for returning power to the states to the 10th amendment, a campaign for a strong national security, a campaign for a stable, solid social security program both for people now on it and for the young people who are here who deserve a chance in their lead time to have an even better program with an even greater return because if we are smart, we can do better things for people. the wa
i got to practice them as speaker working with bill clinton. i want to suggest to you that when ronald reagan was president, we had to find a way to get votes for the house despite the fact that tip o'neill was speaker. when i was speaker, we had to find a way to get bill to sign despite the fact that bill clinton was president. i believe that we had a republican house, a republican senate, and a gingrich presidency, it would be amazing how much we could get done and how rapidly we could get it...
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i think that bill clinton did not get his due for all the things he did for the e economy. in my own personal criticism of president obama, he made some priority choices about what he would fight for that i would not have made it. but i do not think wall street's criticism of obama is a totally fair. he has moved down the populist road, because he is after boats. but in general, i think both sides are being unfair. >> do you have a thought on this, joe? >> i think ken is right, most people on wall street tend to be on the financial conservative side of things. but you could argue that there was not a lot of financial conservatism and the bush a demonstration. and i think there were a lot of people on wall street that were critical of the fiscal policies there. but i think there is a little bit of, not to be trail, but a let down on the part of a lot of people. the president had tremendous support from people who might traditionally have not supported a democrat. 3.5 years ago. and i think his, and all of those that i talked to, and i will not bother with the refrains four y
i think that bill clinton did not get his due for all the things he did for the e economy. in my own personal criticism of president obama, he made some priority choices about what he would fight for that i would not have made it. but i do not think wall street's criticism of obama is a totally fair. he has moved down the populist road, because he is after boats. but in general, i think both sides are being unfair. >> do you have a thought on this, joe? >> i think ken is right, most...
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he does not have that use that bill clinton did with private sector, with wall street, with the business community. there is the sense that he is very much against them. he'll put in these new regulations, it does not make any political sense. his whole reelection campaign depends on job creation. he will do certain things to crete -- to increase that. that idea that he is hostile to corporate america is absolutely set in stone. it is not going to change between now and november. he was as have to overcome that if he is going to win again. people used to be fans of his were fans in 2008 and raise money for him. now they cannot stand him. >> you have to love of the people on wall street. i have written a book about this and how they created a high-tech, computerize infrastructure. what happened was, and this was providential. the machine malfunctioned. it is symptomatic of a structural problem. in terms of the jobs act, we talk about widows and more -- and orphans being taken in vantage of. if you look at their cases, it is rich people who get ripped off more often. the people who should
he does not have that use that bill clinton did with private sector, with wall street, with the business community. there is the sense that he is very much against them. he'll put in these new regulations, it does not make any political sense. his whole reelection campaign depends on job creation. he will do certain things to crete -- to increase that. that idea that he is hostile to corporate america is absolutely set in stone. it is not going to change between now and november. he was as have...
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[applause] that's the rate we had when bill clinton was president. and our economy created nearly 23 million new jobs. we live from deficit to surplus. and by the way, we created a whole bunch new millionaires to boot. i have cut taxes for the middle- class. i have cut taxes for small business. and i want to keep your taxes lower. i can afford to pay a little more. and mitt romney sure can afford to pay a little more. [applause] and the reason i want to do it is not because i want to punish success. when you give tax relief to middle-class families, what do they do? when you have more money you do what? >> you spend it. >> you spend it. maybe you trade in that old car. maybe you buy a computer for your kid. and that means businesses have more customers which means companies have more profits which means they hire more people. and then the whole economy gets stronger. we don't build the economy from the top down. we build it from the bottom up. [applause] now -- i have got to say in fairness -- i love you back. [applause] sures why i want to make you
[applause] that's the rate we had when bill clinton was president. and our economy created nearly 23 million new jobs. we live from deficit to surplus. and by the way, we created a whole bunch new millionaires to boot. i have cut taxes for the middle- class. i have cut taxes for small business. and i want to keep your taxes lower. i can afford to pay a little more. and mitt romney sure can afford to pay a little more. [applause] and the reason i want to do it is not because i want to punish...
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>> of bill clinton is inaugurated in 1993. he had five former presidents alive. >> which has never happened other than lincoln. his five were nixon, ford, carter, reagan, and bush. >> they had all been turned out of office. >> had you spent much time on them? >> when you could only write a book of so many pages that was the place to start. hoover goes up to truman on the diocese of ike swearing in says let's start a president's club. truman says great. you be the president. i will be the secretary. >> they were joking, but that language, reagan uses it with carter. there are souvenirs. at one point kennedy sends eisenhower a bunch of golf balls with the presidential seal and says i cannot use these in new a the only one that legitimately can. >> when reagan leaves office, here are some rules are going to need to follow. you're going to have to say no most of the time. they what try to drag you into financial deals. you have to ignore this. people will try to take advantage of you. we will talk about this as it goes on. we will
>> of bill clinton is inaugurated in 1993. he had five former presidents alive. >> which has never happened other than lincoln. his five were nixon, ford, carter, reagan, and bush. >> they had all been turned out of office. >> had you spent much time on them? >> when you could only write a book of so many pages that was the place to start. hoover goes up to truman on the diocese of ike swearing in says let's start a president's club. truman says great. you be the...
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[applause] one of the main reasons record surpluses under bill clinton were turned into record deficits under george bush is because we put two wars and two tax cuts on a credit card. and now governor romney wants another $5 trillion in tax cuts that he can't pay for? not if i have anything to say about it. that's not going to happen. [applause] we are not going to let this country fall backward. not now. not with so much at stake. we've got to move forward. we need to invest in small business and manufacturers who create jobs here in the united states. we need to recruit 100,000 math and science teachers, train two million workers at community college, bring down the cost of college tuition. we need to -- [cheers and applause] we need to cut our oil imports in half. create thousands more jobs in clean energy. we need to use the savings from ending the wars in iraq and afghanistan to help pay down our deficit and put people back to work doing some nation building right here at home. that's the agenda we need. that's how you strengthen the middle class. that's how you keep moving forward
[applause] one of the main reasons record surpluses under bill clinton were turned into record deficits under george bush is because we put two wars and two tax cuts on a credit card. and now governor romney wants another $5 trillion in tax cuts that he can't pay for? not if i have anything to say about it. that's not going to happen. [applause] we are not going to let this country fall backward. not now. not with so much at stake. we've got to move forward. we need to invest in small business...
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limbo clinton gave a speech at the dnc, he was true. -- when bill clinton gave his speech at the dnc, he was s hrewd. when you look at medicaid and who benefits, and it's a lot of white a working-class folks. when you think about how republicans need to talk about it, that the funny thing about mid ryan -- ryan and ryanism. he has until some respects gotten it right. you want to talk about how we care about the safety net. in matters of law to was. a debate dynamics decided, we need to have this. it is not some kind of side thing but an important part of making the whole system work. the problem is that the reason why he excites a lot of activists is for other reasons -- the way he sometimes uses very apocalyptic language about free enterprise and what have you. that is one reason why governors have a big advantage. if you look at mitch daniels, for example, he talked about very conservative ideas. he will back collective bargaining rights at the the history. -- he rolled back collective bargaining rights in his stae. he was able to reach beyond that base and talk about how to improve
limbo clinton gave a speech at the dnc, he was true. -- when bill clinton gave his speech at the dnc, he was s hrewd. when you look at medicaid and who benefits, and it's a lot of white a working-class folks. when you think about how republicans need to talk about it, that the funny thing about mid ryan -- ryan and ryanism. he has until some respects gotten it right. you want to talk about how we care about the safety net. in matters of law to was. a debate dynamics decided, we need to have...
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bill clinton says what he feels, for the most part. he will not come out and say something to your face that he does not believe. he is avoiding that conversation. host: jim from oklahoma. caller: more of a statement than a question. i have a small business have had it for over 50 years. i pay 5% income tax -- tax on income versus 35% back in 3 2008. this president has done nothing to stimulate the economy for the small businessman. we had to reduce our employees. i would love to step up my employees again by cannot do witit. his motivation is stimulating jobs in the government, not in business. it is the business jobs that pay the taxes that allow for the government jobs. host: maria bartiromo? hearinghis is what i'm across the board from business people today. it is the cost of health care. the cost of regulation. it does feel like an ideology to make government bigger and not necessarily do enough for businesses to feel like they want to or can hire new workers. this will be a problem. we have to ask ourselves, what is the priority
bill clinton says what he feels, for the most part. he will not come out and say something to your face that he does not believe. he is avoiding that conversation. host: jim from oklahoma. caller: more of a statement than a question. i have a small business have had it for over 50 years. i pay 5% income tax -- tax on income versus 35% back in 3 2008. this president has done nothing to stimulate the economy for the small businessman. we had to reduce our employees. i would love to step up my...
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bill clinton was great. we spent an hour with him in harlem. >> why did you begin the book with him? >> he was so i bought it about his -- e vocative about his predecessors. he said is a presidential library to all of the 41 you came before him. yet the picture of johnson. but he plans to the bookshelf -- >> he points to the bookshelf and says there is my presidential library and from washington through bush. it is of his memoirs and diaries. they all study each other. they all talk about it. it is as though the only people who can understand them are the ones who came before. they devour the letters and diaries. >> george walker bush read 70 -- 17 biographies of lincoln while he was in office. it was in a "times" story. >> i entered bush for a -- i interviewed george w. bush for a different story. i asked him about how his views of his predecessors had or had not changed as a result of his own experience. he said i think differently about all of them. that was not what i expected to hear. >> tell the story
bill clinton was great. we spent an hour with him in harlem. >> why did you begin the book with him? >> he was so i bought it about his -- e vocative about his predecessors. he said is a presidential library to all of the 41 you came before him. yet the picture of johnson. but he plans to the bookshelf -- >> he points to the bookshelf and says there is my presidential library and from washington through bush. it is of his memoirs and diaries. they all study each other. they...
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bill clinton raised taxes, george bush raised taxes. throughout this whole time people created jobs. the right says that if you tax the job creators, they will not create jobs anymore. historically think that that is not true. i would like to invite you to defend the proposition. guest: that is a great question. it is not rates to go up and down, it is a rate that encourages people to invest. we have made progress in dramatically cutting rates. but even a keynesian economist would argue that in our current situation, where stock without the bounce of growth that you typically get after a recession. the last thing that you want to get -- the last thing you want to do is raise taxes right now. one of these is spending. we have gone from 18% to 25% spending in gdp. changing the tax rates at this moment to change the jobs, even john maynard keynes would laugh them off the ship -- left them off. stage.ght them of them off host: next caller. caller: our interest rates have been artificially low. what we have to do to keep from going into defa
bill clinton raised taxes, george bush raised taxes. throughout this whole time people created jobs. the right says that if you tax the job creators, they will not create jobs anymore. historically think that that is not true. i would like to invite you to defend the proposition. guest: that is a great question. it is not rates to go up and down, it is a rate that encourages people to invest. we have made progress in dramatically cutting rates. but even a keynesian economist would argue that in...
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[impersonating bill clinton impersonating bono] i just want to thank bono here. i want to thank bono for stepping away from the microphone. i know he can't rhyme but i'm so glad he can fall back on adding and subtracting. as you know, i mean the one campaign -- it might be the one thing all of us can agree on. [applause] >> dude. [laughter] >> and all of this happens without social media. can you imagine? can you imagine what you can accomplish turbocharged? the power of these two is the power of technology, that leverage they give us if we're willing to use it. i think we are. i know we are. i know you are. whether you join one or buy red or join on n.g.o. that we work alongside. we need to engage in this fight. it's the defining struggle of our age. and it's not just aid. it's trade and investment and social enterprise and helping places unlock their own domestic sources. you think anyone in africa likes aid? no. ireland? germany? no. take it, though. anyway, it's not a right-left issue. it's a right-wrong issue and america has constantly been on the side of wh
[impersonating bill clinton impersonating bono] i just want to thank bono here. i want to thank bono for stepping away from the microphone. i know he can't rhyme but i'm so glad he can fall back on adding and subtracting. as you know, i mean the one campaign -- it might be the one thing all of us can agree on. [applause] >> dude. [laughter] >> and all of this happens without social media. can you imagine? can you imagine what you can accomplish turbocharged? the power of these two...
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clinton? when bill clinton's turn came in -- [chantingg] i will tell you where he was. let me tell you where he was. i will tell you where he was. camebill clinton's time in vietnam, he sat up in a dormitory in oxford, england, draft. which of these two men has won the moral authority to call on risk? i suggest, respectfully, it is the patriot and war hero, navy lieutenant j.g. george herbert walker bush. [applause] my friends, this campaign is about philosophy, and it is about character, and george bush wins hands down on both counts and it is time all of us came home and stood beside him. chose albert gore. and just how moderate is prince albert? well, according to the taxpayers union, al gore beat out teddy kennedy, two straight years, for the title of biggest spender in the senate. and teddy kennedy isn't moderate about anything. and i am not kidding. how many other 60 year-old do you know that still go to florida for spring break? [applause] out that that great big costume party in new york, mr. gore made ahenceforth, he said, the "central organizing principle" of
clinton? when bill clinton's turn came in -- [chantingg] i will tell you where he was. let me tell you where he was. i will tell you where he was. camebill clinton's time in vietnam, he sat up in a dormitory in oxford, england, draft. which of these two men has won the moral authority to call on risk? i suggest, respectfully, it is the patriot and war hero, navy lieutenant j.g. george herbert walker bush. [applause] my friends, this campaign is about philosophy, and it is about character, and...
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we are the warm-up act for tom brokaw and bill clinton. the good news is we're not following them. i said we're in the post-denial phase of talking about the the opposite. you have a few months left in the turn to get there. i think a lot of people are wondering why anyone should believe that our polarized political system is capable of doing something that touches as many people as this. why should we believe this? >> you guys will spend a day thinking about the long-term challenge of restoring fiscal sustainability, but it is important to remember that we face a lot of challenges of the country. we have to worry about how we will make grow stronger so we can get more people back to work and repair the damage. how will we make sure growth comes with more broadbased income growth with expanded opportunity? how we make the investments in human capital to make that necessary? of course, we have to think about how we come together and put together a balanced package. but those are all challenges we have to think about as we think about the crafting on the long- term fiscal restore pla
we are the warm-up act for tom brokaw and bill clinton. the good news is we're not following them. i said we're in the post-denial phase of talking about the the opposite. you have a few months left in the turn to get there. i think a lot of people are wondering why anyone should believe that our polarized political system is capable of doing something that touches as many people as this. why should we believe this? >> you guys will spend a day thinking about the long-term challenge of...
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former president bill clinton campaigned for president obama in miami on tuesday, part of it today trip to florida. he campaigned in orlando on wednesday. from florida international university, this is 40 minutes. >> let's give lieutenant carroll another hand. [applause] i want to thank all the people who spoke before me because represent something good about america and the acting president obama has tried to support -- all those who spoke before me represent something good about america and i think something president obama has tried to support. all of these people present the idea of citizenship and service. i want to thank joe garcia for being here, all of the other elected officials. the obama campaign volunteers. and the president of fiu. [applause] this school, vicky thousand strong -- 50,000 strong, is the largest number of graduates from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds in the stem field in the united states. [applause] all this represents the best of america. i believe on this 11th anniversary of 9/11, this is the first public event i have participated in on this day in m
former president bill clinton campaigned for president obama in miami on tuesday, part of it today trip to florida. he campaigned in orlando on wednesday. from florida international university, this is 40 minutes. >> let's give lieutenant carroll another hand. [applause] i want to thank all the people who spoke before me because represent something good about america and the acting president obama has tried to support -- all those who spoke before me represent something good about america...
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>> i want to know if you agree with former president bill clinton who said in the past week that the european policies being described here today are much like those of the republicans in this country, the politics of austerity that would take us in the same direction as europe. the republicans come up for their part, have said that you simply blaming the europeans for problems that have been caused by your own policies. i would like you to respond to both of those, and also, tell us precisely how much time you personally spent on the european situation. >> any other aspects of the question? [laughter] um -- [laughter] first of all, in terms of the amount of time i spend, i think it is is fair to say that over the last two years, i've been in consistent discussions with european leadership and consistent discussions with my economic team. this is one of the things that has changed in the world economy over the last two or three decades, is that this is a global economy now, and what happens anywhere in the world can have an impact here in the united states. certainly that is true aft
>> i want to know if you agree with former president bill clinton who said in the past week that the european policies being described here today are much like those of the republicans in this country, the politics of austerity that would take us in the same direction as europe. the republicans come up for their part, have said that you simply blaming the europeans for problems that have been caused by your own policies. i would like you to respond to both of those, and also, tell us...
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just as bill clinton was. after the election in 2000 in his last couple of weeks in office, he gave an interview to rolling stone where he talked about how he regretted he had not taken a stand on marijuana reform. in the last weeks of his administration, he finally thinks about it. the risks for a president on this looked very great and the gains look modest. i am not surprised the president takes the historical norm. the only reformers' really have been jimmy carter, the only one was jimmy carter, and he was not that interested. he did not do anything. he just muttered some reform sentiments. host: jerry is on the republican line. caller: it seems like speaking on abortion. i googled that matter and down the increase was from the late 1960's. it seems drug use follow the same trend. they are not connected except a lend to to -- both people doing whatever. have you studied that aspect? do you think better education at younger stages would reduce drug consumption? guest: ok. there has always been enthusiasm in
just as bill clinton was. after the election in 2000 in his last couple of weeks in office, he gave an interview to rolling stone where he talked about how he regretted he had not taken a stand on marijuana reform. in the last weeks of his administration, he finally thinks about it. the risks for a president on this looked very great and the gains look modest. i am not surprised the president takes the historical norm. the only reformers' really have been jimmy carter, the only one was jimmy...
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also a message that remind me of bill clinton. the need to address our economic problems. when we combine and synthesize the best of ronald reagan and the clinton as candidates, that is what we saw here tonight. i think the country will respond to that. >> the massachusetts delegation. a line from the speech? governor romney and his history as a husband. ann romney was excellent. america needs someone of character and leadership. his background at bain and the governor of massachusetts, turning a deficit into a surplus. america needs a ceo and a family man more than ever. >> there are ron paul delegates, including one from delegates said. one line? >> repealed and replaced. that flies in the platform we just passed. we were in there all last week, hanging out. we were able to actually get through some language about replacing it with free-market principles, not government stuff. apparently romney has not -- read our platform we passed. >> do you leave this convention united, supporting rate -- mitt romney? >> absolutely not. every time they have tried to run a moderate or
also a message that remind me of bill clinton. the need to address our economic problems. when we combine and synthesize the best of ronald reagan and the clinton as candidates, that is what we saw here tonight. i think the country will respond to that. >> the massachusetts delegation. a line from the speech? governor romney and his history as a husband. ann romney was excellent. america needs someone of character and leadership. his background at bain and the governor of massachusetts,...
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bill clinton stopped fighting with those guys. he figured out things he had common ground with them, got that stuff passed and signed into law. what the republicans are doing to obama it does not have anything to do with race. any democrat in the white house today, their goal is, we cannot let this guy go out and campaign and say we did this and that for americans. so we have to stop him. can he be successful? yes, i think he can be successful, but he has to put his agenda aside, watch how he uses executive orders. he has to find things he agrees with republicans on and get them to sign into law. as long as you need 60 votes to do anything in the senate, there has to be something. the founders of this country said you had to have 60 votes in the senate to get anything done. thank you. host: lee writes in on twitter, "of course anyone can succeed at any given time." good morning. caller: yes, i have been hearing about everybody is against the black president. i am not against him. host: sir, we're trying to focus this morning on wh
bill clinton stopped fighting with those guys. he figured out things he had common ground with them, got that stuff passed and signed into law. what the republicans are doing to obama it does not have anything to do with race. any democrat in the white house today, their goal is, we cannot let this guy go out and campaign and say we did this and that for americans. so we have to stop him. can he be successful? yes, i think he can be successful, but he has to put his agenda aside, watch how he...
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clinton -- catch bill clinton. on "the today show," two minutes of president bush talking is not going to keep you awake. anybody talking is not going to keep you awake. they want the snippets. we will see if we can give them a snippet. ok, here we have ross perot. fast forward through here. david is doing a good job here. you ought to see this in fast motion. we want to move on to clinton. ok, could you go back there just a little bit? here is the reaction shot with ross perot speaking. back a little bit, right about there. go ahead and pause. >> you are a mature individual and you make a mistake -- >> ok, pause. where is the camera? who is the debate about? where is ross perot? where should he be? he has a right to be up on that stage just like everybody else. bill clinton and george bush looking at him, which is fine. now, we are going to have bill clinton. let's predict what's he going to do. he has good instruction. good instruction. what's he going to do? ok, he is going to look at the camera, but first, we w
clinton -- catch bill clinton. on "the today show," two minutes of president bush talking is not going to keep you awake. anybody talking is not going to keep you awake. they want the snippets. we will see if we can give them a snippet. ok, here we have ross perot. fast forward through here. david is doing a good job here. you ought to see this in fast motion. we want to move on to clinton. ok, could you go back there just a little bit? here is the reaction shot with ross perot...
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you have hillary clinton going to the u.n. to try to take away our second amendment with their small arms act. just unreal the people cannot figure out that this is a power takeover by a few individuals that are in our white house and administration. when they started taking our land, taking our rights, and not hearing the american people. we just heard of a bill -- now it is unlawful to protest. we have the national defense authorization act but says the use of our military can hold and detain indefinitely anyone in america. that is putting america into a global war. we've been a sovereign constitutional republic since the beginning and our forefathers are probably rolling over in their graves. >> let's return to the supreme court plaza for more interviews. >> not only somebody is here -- that painting of speaker john boehner on the steps of the supreme court. joining us now is the artist behind the sign. what brings you out to the supreme court this morning? >> i have been studying the issue. when the court decided to take t
you have hillary clinton going to the u.n. to try to take away our second amendment with their small arms act. just unreal the people cannot figure out that this is a power takeover by a few individuals that are in our white house and administration. when they started taking our land, taking our rights, and not hearing the american people. we just heard of a bill -- now it is unlawful to protest. we have the national defense authorization act but says the use of our military can hold and detain...
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i would like to know if you agree with former president bill clinton. he said in the past week that the european issue that you described is much like those of the republicans in this country. problems like austerity. the republicans have said that you are simply blaming the europeans for problems that have been caused by your own policy. also, how much time do you personally spend on the european situation? >> any other aspect of the question? [laughter] >> first of all in the amount of time that i spend, it is fair to say that over the last two years i have been in a consistent discussions with european leaders. i also had discussions with my economic team. this is one of the things that has changed the world economy in the last two or three decades. this is a global economy. what happens anywhere in the world could impact the u.s. that is true of what we saw in 2008 and 2009. if you think about the situation in europe, they are going through a lot of things that we went through in 2009 and 2010. we took decisive action. the challenge is that they hav
i would like to know if you agree with former president bill clinton. he said in the past week that the european issue that you described is much like those of the republicans in this country. problems like austerity. the republicans have said that you are simply blaming the europeans for problems that have been caused by your own policy. also, how much time do you personally spend on the european situation? >> any other aspect of the question? [laughter] >> first of all in the...
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hillary did not want any more on her resume so she encouraged bill clinton not to go to war. al lthe sudden, the affair popped up and he was impeached. nothing was done for 911 when they were here for five years. when bush stepped in, 911 happened. no one paid attention to that. hillary kept us from going to war which i think can close to 911. as soon as benghazi happened, she called up and decided not to be in her position anymore before the intermission came out. i feel she sold out. i think she is very intelligent. people, wake-up. host: sean is a democrat from indianapolis. caller: hello. in my opinion, i believe hillary clinton would be a good choice in 2016. host: why? believe bill clinton was the best democratic president since john f. kennedy. host: again, why? caller: why? people's rights. host: red in west virginia, republican line. hi, red. how're you doing? caller: i am doing all right. host: what do you think about hillary clinton in 2016? caller: i think c-span is starting to campaign for her already. we haven't seen what the president we have now is going to do
hillary did not want any more on her resume so she encouraged bill clinton not to go to war. al lthe sudden, the affair popped up and he was impeached. nothing was done for 911 when they were here for five years. when bush stepped in, 911 happened. no one paid attention to that. hillary kept us from going to war which i think can close to 911. as soon as benghazi happened, she called up and decided not to be in her position anymore before the intermission came out. i feel she sold out. i think...
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bill clinton said i did what i did because i could. all of those guys did it because they could and there was no one to stop them. what is $30? these guys are making huge salaries and they are quibbling over $30. that is my point. host: tell us what is next in this story. guest: i do not think they are making huge salaries. we have been told that more resignations are expected. there is a question about whether others were involved. you have reporters calling around. host: ken dilanian is with the "los angeles times" and serves as a national security reporter. coming up later, we take a look at figures. we are going to be looking at wages in the united states. up next, bill horn from the u.s. sportsmen's alliance about a bill passed this week. we will pick up that discussion when we return. >> when i was in eastern afghanistan, the soldiers began telling me to the u.s. government was wasting tens of billions of dollars on logistic contracts. >> douglas follows the money in afghanistan and fines corruption from top to bottom right into
bill clinton said i did what i did because i could. all of those guys did it because they could and there was no one to stop them. what is $30? these guys are making huge salaries and they are quibbling over $30. that is my point. host: tell us what is next in this story. guest: i do not think they are making huge salaries. we have been told that more resignations are expected. there is a question about whether others were involved. you have reporters calling around. host: ken dilanian is with...
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bill clinton last night actually said on television, "it is pretty well determined" -- in fact, that to me was bigger than saying "sterling." "it is pretty well determined that he was born in hawaii." we will see what happened. -- we will see what happens. i am about jobs, economic development. i do not like talking about the place of birth, because every time i get on a television show, i want to talk about -- they say, mr. trump -- i want to talk about how we can take all that energy under our feet and we do not need saudi arabia and all these other countries. [applause] frankly, we do not even need the canadian pipeline, to be honest with you. i think it's great to have it, but we do not need it because we have the oil under our feet. by the way, i love canada. but we do not need it. technology has become so incredible today in terms of getting things, in terms of getting what is under our feet. it has become so incredible that 10 years ago, five years ago, nobody knew what we had. we ship a tremendous amount, number one customer of coal, to china. they use our coal, but we cannot
bill clinton last night actually said on television, "it is pretty well determined" -- in fact, that to me was bigger than saying "sterling." "it is pretty well determined that he was born in hawaii." we will see what happened. -- we will see what happens. i am about jobs, economic development. i do not like talking about the place of birth, because every time i get on a television show, i want to talk about -- they say, mr. trump -- i want to talk about how we can...
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i will tell you the true story of the bill clinton interview. we had been trying for years to get bill clinton to sit down on fox news sunday and he finally agreed to do it as part of the clinton global initiative, which is an extraordinary program that he has where he raises literally billions of dollars since september 2006 -- he has been doing it for several years -- $7 billion for party and climate change. and we agreed, as did a couple of other people that who were interviewing him, we have 15 minutes. he could spend half on the global initiative and half on whatever else we wanted to ask. so i have looked at the other interviews that had been done within a and people had mixed up. not just the first half on the initiative and the rest on the other issues. so i asked him a couple of questions about philanthropy and the powers of public life as opposed to the president in terms of the good you could do. but because there was a big fuss about an abc docudrama called "the path of 9/11." and clinton was very upset because some of the scenes wer
i will tell you the true story of the bill clinton interview. we had been trying for years to get bill clinton to sit down on fox news sunday and he finally agreed to do it as part of the clinton global initiative, which is an extraordinary program that he has where he raises literally billions of dollars since september 2006 -- he has been doing it for several years -- $7 billion for party and climate change. and we agreed, as did a couple of other people that who were interviewing him, we...
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he ran on a ballot to increase the taxes to the bill clinton era tax rates. that means 35% for the top rate. is that the president's position now, and would he veto any package that comes back from congress that does not do that? >> the president will veto any bill that extends the bush era tax cuts for the top 2% of wage earners in this country. what the president made clear again today and has said for quite some time is that he would sign right now the bill that passed the senate that extends tax cuts for 90% of us. this is a simple and easy way to address a large part of the uncertainty created by the so- called fiscal cliff. it for those who did not engage in beltway parlance, but a series of deadlines that include expiration of these tax cuts that would cause uncertainty and damage to the economy if they're not dealt with. extending those tax cuts for 98% of the american people would deal with more than half, in dollar terms, of the impact caused by the fiscal cliff. it there are other challenges we would need to address, including the sequester, but co
he ran on a ballot to increase the taxes to the bill clinton era tax rates. that means 35% for the top rate. is that the president's position now, and would he veto any package that comes back from congress that does not do that? >> the president will veto any bill that extends the bush era tax cuts for the top 2% of wage earners in this country. what the president made clear again today and has said for quite some time is that he would sign right now the bill that passed the senate that...
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the republicans wish they had somebody like bill clinton and they have nobody like bill clinton. i thought the convention both days, michelle obama was fabulous yesterday. today was even better. i cannot wait for tomorrow. i have one question -- for republicans. considering that mitt romney is sitting on a quarter of a billion dollars and a $20 million a year doing nothing and supposedly has not worked for bain in 11 years, why hasn't he started factories are companies or hired people instead of hiding his money overseas? how come he has used the wealth? just a question. as long as the wealthy are the job creators, how come i cannot see them creating any jobs? thank you very much. >> thank you for your call from scranton, pennsylvania. on twitter, -- if you are here with us watching, we have this place almost all to ourselves. we are told that the vice- president might come out and do a walk-through for his speech. we will watch that if he does. tomorrow night is his speech along with the president's except in speech, originally scared -- an originally scheduled for the bank of a
the republicans wish they had somebody like bill clinton and they have nobody like bill clinton. i thought the convention both days, michelle obama was fabulous yesterday. today was even better. i cannot wait for tomorrow. i have one question -- for republicans. considering that mitt romney is sitting on a quarter of a billion dollars and a $20 million a year doing nothing and supposedly has not worked for bain in 11 years, why hasn't he started factories are companies or hired people instead...
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first lady michelle obama, killion -- julian castro and former president bill clinton. >> from time to time, i watched the proceedings on the house floor, interviews with c-span of interest. i have the c-span app on my ipod check the schedule when see what things are on. if the timing is right for my government class, i can just get a live feed from the floor of the floor or senate, watch it for five minutes, and invoke some conversation. >> he watches c-span on comcast. created by america's cable companies in 1979 and brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> president obama heading the campaign trail today taking off from the white house earlier this morning. if you stop today for the president. he will be in columbus, ohio, live on c-span.org. later this evening in reno, nev., live at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. the president will be talking about education planning to criticize paul ryan's budget proposal for cutting $115 billion in the proposed education department budget. coverage tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. 1:00 p.m., in columbus, on c- span.or
first lady michelle obama, killion -- julian castro and former president bill clinton. >> from time to time, i watched the proceedings on the house floor, interviews with c-span of interest. i have the c-span app on my ipod check the schedule when see what things are on. if the timing is right for my government class, i can just get a live feed from the floor of the floor or senate, watch it for five minutes, and invoke some conversation. >> he watches c-span on comcast. created by...
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when i became speaker, we had bill clinton. i had to get his signature. we passed welfare reform twice and he vetoed it. you have to negotiate. the key is, what is it that matters and you do not yield an inch and what does not matter? is there something the other guy wants that would lead them to work with you? it requires a great deal of creativity but if you look at the track record in the 1980's with reagan and with clinton, you can get it to work. i am appalled at how bad obama is in getting washington to work. i am not exempting the republicans. this guy has no concept of how to negotiate and he has no concept of how to bring people together. you do it his way or he makes another speech. i will close with his example. the web-warner bill on developing oil and gas, offshore, republicans in the house should pass it. if the republicans would pass it, it would go to the senate. how does harry reid stop a bill written by two of his members? now you would have a bill creating energy, revenue, the -- a bipartisan bill creating energy, creating jobs, creatin
when i became speaker, we had bill clinton. i had to get his signature. we passed welfare reform twice and he vetoed it. you have to negotiate. the key is, what is it that matters and you do not yield an inch and what does not matter? is there something the other guy wants that would lead them to work with you? it requires a great deal of creativity but if you look at the track record in the 1980's with reagan and with clinton, you can get it to work. i am appalled at how bad obama is in...
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welfare reform was the most important thing bill clinton did. i think republicans would be wise to deal with that. you cannot say all right, we accept you even though we spent the last election trying to deny you the right to vote. it is a generational impact. that is a fundamental impact. it takes a long time to change. unless they addresses, they're going to have -- i'm going to introduce two other people -- two other pieces. the second thing is the republican brand and the tea party. it hangs over them. if you look at all of the bullish trend memos written before the election, they were saying there is no way you are going to have a six. election. you also had, if you look a favorability is, the tea party is the most unpopular organization out there in terms of defining the party. at the heart of this election is the economy. do we have middle-class jobs? do we have rising incomes? on that question, obama led by 12 points as to whether or not he was on your side. mitt romney did fairly well in people believing he would address the issue. but
welfare reform was the most important thing bill clinton did. i think republicans would be wise to deal with that. you cannot say all right, we accept you even though we spent the last election trying to deny you the right to vote. it is a generational impact. that is a fundamental impact. it takes a long time to change. unless they addresses, they're going to have -- i'm going to introduce two other people -- two other pieces. the second thing is the republican brand and the tea party. it...
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bill clinton thought he had interred it. how big is that against democrats that they will basically hurt the middle class by diverting money to the poor? >> i do not make up with a great worry over this argument could i just finished a book with james, in which i begin with focus groups, the focus groups we did with the reagan democrats. when he saw that the discussion was totally focused on race -- not just race, but their economic plight being a function of the government favoring other groups -- >> this was in 1984. >> 1984 -- they were blaming what was happening to blacks with why they were in trouble. when you ask -- you never had that today. they are focused on structural economic problems, which puts the president in a much stronger position, but also makes the case that romney is out of touch with the voters. i don't wake up or read about that. -- worried about that. .> i slightly differen the other side is trying to play the card of 1984. they will take from you and give to them -- that is coded language. that is th
bill clinton thought he had interred it. how big is that against democrats that they will basically hurt the middle class by diverting money to the poor? >> i do not make up with a great worry over this argument could i just finished a book with james, in which i begin with focus groups, the focus groups we did with the reagan democrats. when he saw that the discussion was totally focused on race -- not just race, but their economic plight being a function of the government favoring other...
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former president bill clinton was the keynote speaker at this week's international aids conference held in washington, d.c. the final session included sessions on improving treatment options and increasing domestic spending on a tight the aids research for the former president spoke for about 35 minutes. [applause] [applause] >> thank you very much, thank you. thank you. thank you very much. i want to thank you for the introduction. i would like to thank the u.s. share of aids 2013, thank you for your leadership as president of the international aids society. i wish you and your successor well. i thought you did a heck of a speech, by the way. [applause] i want to talk a little bit about where we go from here. how do we propose to implement these goals that have been set for 2015 tax if we believe there can be an aids regeneration even if you define it in the narrowest possible terms, how can we achieve it? when the aids conference first took place in america 22 years ago, the passionate corp. of activist, community leaders, and researchers shouting silence equals death made the world l
former president bill clinton was the keynote speaker at this week's international aids conference held in washington, d.c. the final session included sessions on improving treatment options and increasing domestic spending on a tight the aids research for the former president spoke for about 35 minutes. [applause] [applause] >> thank you very much, thank you. thank you. thank you very much. i want to thank you for the introduction. i would like to thank the u.s. share of aids 2013, thank...
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the speaker of the house, i had to give bill clinton's signature. if i wanted to get something done, i had to get his signature. if he wanted something done, he had to give me to scuttle it. pretty tough negotiating. we ended up with welfare reform, two out of every three people went back to work or went to school. child poverty declined as parents earned a living. we passed the first tax cut in 16 years, the largest capital gains tax in history. the result was unemployment dropped to 14.2%. we then signed the 1997 balanced budget act for four consecutive years for rebalance the budget, pay off $405 billion in debt. the only four years of your lifetime we balance the budget. we insisted on keeping the intelligence system by $1 billion. the said it was the only time in the 1990's that the intelligence community got more money. the director of the cia said without it the system would have broken down. you can get these things done. how fast will a turnaround? late on election night when it is obvious that obama has been defeated, people will start cha
the speaker of the house, i had to give bill clinton's signature. if i wanted to get something done, i had to get his signature. if he wanted something done, he had to give me to scuttle it. pretty tough negotiating. we ended up with welfare reform, two out of every three people went back to work or went to school. child poverty declined as parents earned a living. we passed the first tax cut in 16 years, the largest capital gains tax in history. the result was unemployment dropped to 14.2%. we...
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there will be a presidential campaign with president obama and bill clinton. there will be at the waldorf- astoria hotel in new york. you are on c-span. >> the ftc is an enforcement agency and has brought many good cases in the consumer privacy area. it has me -- met compart -- privacy promises. >> self regulation is a toll that can be much more -- tool that be responsive to changes in the marketplace and a quicker way than regulation. >> tonight a look at the federal trade commission enforcement role in dealing with privacy on the internet. the communicators at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> summer morning on "washington journal," mark zandi looks at last week's jobs report. judith lichtmand and sabrina schaeffer discuss women's paid. after that matthew cooper examines recent polls on the health care law. for the malls, phone calls, and tweets. lots of of easton on c-span. a discussion on the differences between president obama and mitt romney's domestic policy agendas. we will hear about women's issues in the possible impacts of the supreme court health
there will be a presidential campaign with president obama and bill clinton. there will be at the waldorf- astoria hotel in new york. you are on c-span. >> the ftc is an enforcement agency and has brought many good cases in the consumer privacy area. it has me -- met compart -- privacy promises. >> self regulation is a toll that can be much more -- tool that be responsive to changes in the marketplace and a quicker way than regulation. >> tonight a look at the federal trade...
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clinton's signature. we had leaders talking to you and you wrote to them. that is great to see. i was at a tea party event just a few minutes ago. i am glad you are here. 15 years ago, you were not here. 15 years ago, we were pretty complacent. spending was easier than cutting things. why did you do all those things? where were you? the american public was not out there doing what they were doing now. we were not in the condition we are in now. i saw it coming. i was proposing reforms to social security and medicare. i was proposing reforms to a whole bunch of other programs. i turned around and all the people were behind the, way behind me. now you are out here. i am glad you are here. we need your help. we need your energy. we need your enthusiasm to do the big things. if you want big things to happen, you have to elect somebody and nominate somebody who can draw a clear contrast with president obama. who was able to do big things. [applause] someone you cannot give away the most important issue in this
clinton's signature. we had leaders talking to you and you wrote to them. that is great to see. i was at a tea party event just a few minutes ago. i am glad you are here. 15 years ago, you were not here. 15 years ago, we were pretty complacent. spending was easier than cutting things. why did you do all those things? where were you? the american public was not out there doing what they were doing now. we were not in the condition we are in now. i saw it coming. i was proposing reforms to social...
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getting back to former president bill clinton. if our concerns about bill clinton among those delegates on the floor, they were certainly not recognized. they recognized the man. i think bill clinton pretty effectively navigated down that path of praising his republican presidents -- predecessors and successors. he talked about both president bush's and talk about ronald reagan. what he tried to do and many people think he did affectively was to both praise republican presidents and at the same time blame them. i think it is tough to tell how much he swayed any independence out there. i think the democrats for give bill clinton in many respects. i think those republicans who did not like bill clinton before, will not like him any better after last night's speech. host: you had an interview with president obama. guest: it was on a different television station. sure honest, i'm not which television station that was but it was not us. host: what is the word on the vice president joe biden? guest: vice president joe biden has a story
getting back to former president bill clinton. if our concerns about bill clinton among those delegates on the floor, they were certainly not recognized. they recognized the man. i think bill clinton pretty effectively navigated down that path of praising his republican presidents -- predecessors and successors. he talked about both president bush's and talk about ronald reagan. what he tried to do and many people think he did affectively was to both praise republican presidents and at the same...
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i would say the obsessive persecution of bill clinton was a direct get even plan left over from watergate. we covered the impeachment. your thoughts? guest: well, i would say that the future of watergate still hovered by the nation's capitol. i nuns the less think that where the impeachment of president clinton was concerned we ought to regard the prospect of the president of the united states lying under oath as a serious one-and-one worthy of a full investigation. that's all i can say about it. host: next is nancy from texas. good morning. caller: good morning. am i on? host: yes, you're on. caller: i remember hearing that they checked martha and kept her sequestered because she was so outspoken. i even remember i'm 80. so i are remember that. guest: well, thank you for this. you would enjoy my first book. the mitchell's when they came to washington in 1969 were the first cabinet officer and wife to receive round the clock protection. and j. edgar hoover, being j. edgar hoover, used this ans an opportunity basically to spy on the mitchells. everything that john mitchell says who took hi
i would say the obsessive persecution of bill clinton was a direct get even plan left over from watergate. we covered the impeachment. your thoughts? guest: well, i would say that the future of watergate still hovered by the nation's capitol. i nuns the less think that where the impeachment of president clinton was concerned we ought to regard the prospect of the president of the united states lying under oath as a serious one-and-one worthy of a full investigation. that's all i can say about...
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off to exception were really bill clinton and hillary clinton. they felt like they could feel something shifting in the electorate. bill clinton knew the politics of new hampshire probably better than anyone on the planet. everywhere he went, he felt like the tide was turning. they were the only ones were not complete surprise when she won that victory and bounced out of new hampshire with one of the most remarkable comebacks anyone has ever seen in presidential politics. people thought -- and it will change shortly -- that clinton is on her way to restoring her rightful place as the front- runner. as you know, things got a lot more complicated after that. >> mitt romney's win in michigan, it is the peril that john mccain faced two months after hillary clinton winning the new hampshire primary. john mclean clinch the nomination -- john mccain. here's my question in relation to the movie. this was i last minute selection for sarah palin. the nominee was determined late in the summer. >> that goes to the heart of the selection of sarah palin. senat
off to exception were really bill clinton and hillary clinton. they felt like they could feel something shifting in the electorate. bill clinton knew the politics of new hampshire probably better than anyone on the planet. everywhere he went, he felt like the tide was turning. they were the only ones were not complete surprise when she won that victory and bounced out of new hampshire with one of the most remarkable comebacks anyone has ever seen in presidential politics. people thought -- and...
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many of the leaders of the 1960's movement, like bill and hillary clinton, libertarians' at that time, eventually settled down as liberal democrats. as for the reagan administration, it's success in reviving the economy may have given the new deal a new lease on life wild and of the cold war took the national security issue off the table, much to the advantage of democratic presidential candidate to followed, like bill clinton. republicans have achieved draft electoral parity with democrats since 1980, winning five of nine elections and winning control of the house and senate for roughly half the elections. still, republicans never managed to reverse the flow of power and failed to eliminate or reduce the great society programs. federal spending grew nearly as quickly and republicans as democratic administrations. republicans have, on occasion, tried to balance the budget or tinker with social security and medicare but they never succeeded. republican governors and mayors, like their democratic counterparts continued to make pilgrimages to washington in search of subsidies for their s
many of the leaders of the 1960's movement, like bill and hillary clinton, libertarians' at that time, eventually settled down as liberal democrats. as for the reagan administration, it's success in reviving the economy may have given the new deal a new lease on life wild and of the cold war took the national security issue off the table, much to the advantage of democratic presidential candidate to followed, like bill clinton. republicans have achieved draft electoral parity with democrats...
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even bill clinton would have said something [laughter] i will not only say something when fidel castro finally leaves that are, i will do something. i will be behind the voice of freedom here and there. we will help cuba become free. [applause] thank you. let me also noted in that regard that i'm looking for to appointing this person and finding a person who has extraordinary marketing skills. i come from the world of business. i spent 25 years in business. my first 10 years of my business career, i was hired by big companies to try to make them more successful. i was impressed by how well american companies can compete around the world and how effective we are at marketing our ideas. think about this -- we convince people around the world to buy a brown, caramel color water called coca-cola and pay half a day's wage for and will buy it. we are able to convince people of things where sometimes you scratch your head straight it is a great product but we sell around the world. and yet democracy, we don't sell that so well. we send billions of dollars around the world, giving out money, a
even bill clinton would have said something [laughter] i will not only say something when fidel castro finally leaves that are, i will do something. i will be behind the voice of freedom here and there. we will help cuba become free. [applause] thank you. let me also noted in that regard that i'm looking for to appointing this person and finding a person who has extraordinary marketing skills. i come from the world of business. i spent 25 years in business. my first 10 years of my business...
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i was a governor in the 1990's when bill clinton was president. i was coming in as he was going out as governor. but watching him as president, he ended up through much of his presidency working with a republican congress. we did welfare reform, at the end of last century, probably the most significant social overhaul of a major program, it was trial and error, because price we passed bills that went to the president's desk that were vetoed. the reason was the block granting of medicaid it. at the end of the process in august of an election-year we had an incumbent president running for reelection in august of that year the president signed welfare reform and the rest was history. i think you have to be able to work across the aisle. romney had an interesting observation yesterday it. he said that when he was elected in massachusetts, 80% of his legislature was democratic, both houses. he had a practice of meeting every week with the leadership and he would go to the speaker's office one week and they would come to in the next week. we're not gett
i was a governor in the 1990's when bill clinton was president. i was coming in as he was going out as governor. but watching him as president, he ended up through much of his presidency working with a republican congress. we did welfare reform, at the end of last century, probably the most significant social overhaul of a major program, it was trial and error, because price we passed bills that went to the president's desk that were vetoed. the reason was the block granting of medicaid it. at...
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i mean, we're talking about going back to tax rates that we had under bill clinton. you know, when by the way the economy grew faster and jobs increased much faster. and in the meantime, warren buffett will do fine, i will do fine. we don't need tax breaks. you do. you're the ones who've seen your wages stall. cost of the very thing from groceries to college tuition going up. so i want to give you a break. i don't need a break. look, we don't begrudge success in america. this family business right here, i want them to thrive. i want these guys to keep growing and growing and growing. [applause] and hire and hire and hire. but when we talk and when americans talk about folks like me paying my fair share in taxes, it's not because americans envy the rich. most of them want to get rich. most of them will try to work hard to try to do well financially. it's because if i get a tax break i don't need and the country can't afford, then either it's going to add to our deficit -- and that's what happened between 2000 and 2008, basically. all these tax cuts just add to the def
i mean, we're talking about going back to tax rates that we had under bill clinton. you know, when by the way the economy grew faster and jobs increased much faster. and in the meantime, warren buffett will do fine, i will do fine. we don't need tax breaks. you do. you're the ones who've seen your wages stall. cost of the very thing from groceries to college tuition going up. so i want to give you a break. i don't need a break. look, we don't begrudge success in america. this family business...
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as far as bill clinton -- bill clinton is a seasoned, amazing politician. he is loved on both sides of the aisle. he came out and he talked about the economy. what he has going for him is the record of balancing the budget and having a budget surplus. that was aorget moment in time when bill clinton was overseeing this great country when we were in the dot.com boom. it was a new era. going into the year 2000. the 1990's were very vibrant. you are talking about a different economic time that he was overseeing. he oversaw a balanced budget and a budget surplus, giving him that kind of credibility in terms of economics. now i will say this. i was talking to bill clinton about the fiscal cliff. i said straight out to him -- you can pull up this interview on line. so i said to him, what do you think about the fiscal cliff? first he entered something political. then i followed up -- "does that mean the tax cut should be extended?" he was backed into a corner. he said everything should be extended. .e're in a recession we ran that interview. an e-mail said he had
as far as bill clinton -- bill clinton is a seasoned, amazing politician. he is loved on both sides of the aisle. he came out and he talked about the economy. what he has going for him is the record of balancing the budget and having a budget surplus. that was aorget moment in time when bill clinton was overseeing this great country when we were in the dot.com boom. it was a new era. going into the year 2000. the 1990's were very vibrant. you are talking about a different economic time that he...
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. >> bill clinton said congress should extend the export/import charter 2015. some republicans have approached the move, saying it risks taxpayer money. he made the remarks at a conference hosted by the world bank in washington on thursday. he was introduced by the ceo of honeywell. this is about 45 minutes. >> while president william jefferson clinton certainly does not need an introduction, i get to give him one anyway. i am very pleased to do so, because the president has always been a steadfast supporter of business and the export-import bank. he recognizes the trade is the source of our productivity and our standard of living. for the government to the regulator of this, it is just as important for government to be the enablers of this. one of the best ways to build a peaceful and prosperous relations between nations is through commercial ties, that we live in an interconnected economy. our ability to do things domestically and internationally is derived from the strength of our economy. as president, this was not just an intellectual exercise, but an unde
. >> bill clinton said congress should extend the export/import charter 2015. some republicans have approached the move, saying it risks taxpayer money. he made the remarks at a conference hosted by the world bank in washington on thursday. he was introduced by the ceo of honeywell. this is about 45 minutes. >> while president william jefferson clinton certainly does not need an introduction, i get to give him one anyway. i am very pleased to do so, because the president has always...
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bill clinton is one of the noted speakers. we will also hear from elizabeth warren. day three, thursday, vice- president biden and president obama, both speaking on the last day of the convention. about 20 minutes, we will take some of your phone calls. let's see what you think about the road to the white house. both candidates -- make sure you have the hashtag in your tweet. before we go to your calls, we will take a look at paul ryan. he was in virginia earlier this morning. ♪ >> thank you. thank you. are you ready to win? do you believe in america? that is why we are all year. i cannot tell you how great it is to see it such a terrific crowd on this hot day in richmond, virginia. going to win.e i have the distinct honor and pleasure today to introduce to you, not only just a colleague, but it's a very dear friend. i have had the pleasure and honor of knowing paul ryan for over a decade. i have had the experience of knowing him when he worked and when he works and when he works. he can play a little, but he is a hard worker. this guy, we served on the ways and me
bill clinton is one of the noted speakers. we will also hear from elizabeth warren. day three, thursday, vice- president biden and president obama, both speaking on the last day of the convention. about 20 minutes, we will take some of your phone calls. let's see what you think about the road to the white house. both candidates -- make sure you have the hashtag in your tweet. before we go to your calls, we will take a look at paul ryan. he was in virginia earlier this morning. ♪ >>...
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bush and bill clinton. sunday at 8:00 p.m. on c-span 2 "q&a." monday, the bipartisan policy center holds a four looking at the next round of talks with iran. speakers include former ambassador dennis ross and former undersecretary of state nicholas burns. you can watch it live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> up next, a discussion about the 2012 election strategy, tactics and issues. republican political strategist karl rove sat down with democratic campaign advisor at a forum hosted by "the wall street journal" editorial. this year's presidential election could come down to the state of virginia. from the waldorf-astoria, this is one hour 20 minutes. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. my name is paul gigot. i'm delighted to welcome you all to the inaugural event of the communal defense series. we're delighted you're all here. we hope to do this on occasion three or four times during the year. it is great to have you all here and to turn out for an interesting inaugural event amid the presidential election season. we have t
bush and bill clinton. sunday at 8:00 p.m. on c-span 2 "q&a." monday, the bipartisan policy center holds a four looking at the next round of talks with iran. speakers include former ambassador dennis ross and former undersecretary of state nicholas burns. you can watch it live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> up next, a discussion about the 2012 election strategy, tactics and issues. republican political strategist karl rove sat down with democratic...